Celebrity makeup artist David Goveia shares eight tricks for looking gorgeous on your big day. By Stephanie Gray
We absolutely believe you should look like yourself on your wedding day, but it also means you should accentuate your most radiant features! Makeup girl or not, it's not a day to go au naturel. Not sure how far to go or where to start? We asked celebrity makeup artist David Goveia, who's worked with beauties like Keira Knightley, Cameron Diaz and Kate Moss, to name a few, for his take on wedding-day perfection.
1. Use Dark Sparingly. "Everybody wants a sexy, smoky eye," Goveia notes. "When using a dark colour on the eye, keep it only at the outer corner. It gives you the maximum effect with less makeup." This means liner, shadow and mascara. By controlling where the dark is, you'll still get the smoky look minus the nightclub eyes.
2. Highlight. "You'll look as though you have the most fabulous skin and it will make you look skinnier," Goveia spills. For your face, apply the highlighter in spots where the light reflects, like the bridge of the nose and forehead. Never, ever take a shimmer lotion and apply it all over your body. He says when you do; it will actually make you look bigger than you are. Instead apply, it to your bonier areas, like your collarbone if you're wearing a strapless dress or the shins if you're opting for a cocktail length.
3. Fake It. "When there's a video involved, there's a benefit to the false eyelashes," Goveia advises. He suggests using individual lashes, as opposed to the strip style, on the outer corner of your eye. In his experience, only three individual lashes are the magic number brides need.
4. Hire Help. "I believe a bride should have a makeup artist on her wedding day," Goveia insists. We also agree. Why? The makeup artist can come in early in the day, do the job and you're good for the rest of the wedding. The only thing you'll need to replenish is your lip colour, which can be easily done on your own, Goveia explains.
5. Get Glossy. Brides who want to enlarge their lips should do it with gloss and pencil, not lipstick, Goveia warns. "You don't need to gloss your whole mouth and in fact, you shouldn't," he continues. "Just shine the middle. It gives you more of a pout."
6. Take a Trial. This is the best way to make sure you and your artist are on the same track. The trial is the time to bring in your favourite lip gloss or find a new gloss via your makeup artist’s selection. "You must have a brand new gloss," Goveia admonishes, in regards to your wedding-day makeup. "It's a feel-good thing and it's a small addition to your wedding costs."
7. Find Your Fragrance. "I love asking brides what perfume they’re wearing," Goveia admits. He sees many brides who purchase a special fragrance for the wedding and he thinks it's a must-do!
8. Wear a Veil. "I hear that question all the time," Goveia remarks, saying brides often debate wearing one. "I truly believe you get prettier. It's the one time in your life you're going to wear it." So if you're on the fence, go for it.